Shi Tao’s Multibody Pavilion Calligraphy

[Shi Tao’s Multi-body Pavilion Calligraphy Volume]

The Traveling Grass Pavilion Calligraphy Volume, Qing Dynasty, Shi Tao’s calligraphy, paper edition, Traveling Grass, regular script, official script, 24.5 cm in length and 350.4 cm in width

The signature: “In the autumn and August of the third year of the year, the blind man of Qingxiang came to the Lord Qinglian.” Under the signature, there were “Longyan Ji”, “blind man” and “white head still can’t read”. The seal “Ouyang Linping” and “once at Zhu Qizhan’s house” were collected.

This book is attached to some single posts in Volume II, Volume IV and Volume V of Chunhua Pavilion Posts, with a total of six and seven posts, namely, Five Notes of Sui Monk Zhiguo’s Commentary on the Book, Five Notes of Jin Wei’s wife’s Jishou and South Posts, Qin Chengmiao Posts, Liang Xiaoziyun’s Liezi Posts, Tang Zhongshu’s Order to Chu Suiliang’s Nephew Posts, and Wei Taifu Zhong You’s Declaration Form and Return Form Posts. Shi Tao was 55 years old. The original version of Chunhua Pavilion is mainly in regular script and official script, with the reference to running script. The whole layout of Shi Tao’s copy is stable and regular, the strokes are clear, vigorous and simple, especially the small regular script and official script are square but not rigid, the style is dignified and plain, and it is very creative.